Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In regard to the question the Member raises about people that are hard to house, we do have allowance to work with the client; we do have payment plans where people can work out if they have arrears; we do hold units for students that do go off to school for, I believe, a one-year period. So if they do two years, or if they come back to their home community, those units are reserved for those students. So we do have those arrangements in place. But I think the question of people that are hard to house, it does lead to our homeless issue and we have a committee which is made up of the Minister of Health and Social Services, myself, and the Minister of Education and Minister of MACA who are looking at the housing and homelessness issue. But we do fund a lot of non-government organizations to assist us by way of providing houses through funds that are given to the Salvation Army, the women's shelter, transitional housing in regards to the different non-government organizations that are out there. So we are working with them to try to do deal with this issue. But, yes, we do have a problem maintaining to house people that do have housing issues. Again, we have devolved a lot of those responsibilities now with the $30 million to the Department of Education which they will have to basically deal with that education in regards to those social funds that have been devolved. Again, we do try to find ways to assist people that are in need, especially people in our small communities.
In regards to the rent the Member mentioned, there is a six-month period which basically says your rent will be consistent for six months regardless of your fluctuation, so it allows you a chance to settle into your home before you have to start paying the economic rates that are out there where you pay 25 percent of your income. There are allowances that are given which are not given in the private sector with regard to...Again, we do have to follow under the tenants act that is in place, in which we are obligated to follow that.
With regard to the Member's question on the rent, I believe this question has been raised before and I think that we do realize that if there is a clause in there that it can be reviewed after five years, but my understanding is a large portion of these have been locked in for the term of their leases. I'm willing to go back with the department to look and see which arrangements do have the five-year clause, and ensure that we are able to look at those leases to make sure we're able to renegotiate or look at other options.
Also, the Member raised the question with regard to the market housing. In regard to phase one of the market housing where we acquired 22 units, right now we have 21 units which are occupied and one vacant in Fort Resolution. The phase two units are still being put in place by way of the communities that they have been allocated. One unit may be occupied, but the other ones have not been completed to be occupied yet where they're still being set up or being in transportation through the winter road systems. Those are some of the responses to the Member's questions. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.